Section 4-411 - Diaper bank grant program(a) The Department of Health Care Finance shall issue grant funds to a diaper bank or diaper program for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase and distribution of free diapers to eligible parents and legal guardians with infants 3 years of age and under.(b) To receive funds under the program, a diaper bank or diaper program shall submit a written application to the Department and satisfy the following conditions: (1) Serve organizations and individuals within the District;(2) Have an approved operating budget that includes the purchase of diapers approved by the board of directors or other governing body of the diaper bank or diaper program;(3) Submit a detailed proposal outlining how the funds will be used to purchase and distribute free diapers to eligible parents and legal guardians with infants 3 years of age and under; and(4) Meet any other criteria required by the Department.(c) For purposes of this section the term: (1) "Eligible parent" means the natural parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian of an infant that is 3 years of age or under that currently resides in the District and is:(A) In a family that is eligible for: (i) DC Healthcare Alliance;(ii) DC Healthy Families;(iii) Emergency Rental Assistance Program;(iv) Housing Choice Program;(v) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program;(vii) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children;(viii) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;(ix) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; or(x) Unemployment Insurance;(B) Residing in an emergency shelter, temporary shelter, permanent supportive housing, or transitional housing; or(C) Utilizing the services of the diaper bank or diaper program, or the diaper bank's or diaper program's partner organizations.(2) "Department" means the Department of Health Care Finance.(3) "Diaper bank" means a nonprofit organization or a fiscally sponsored project of a nonprofit organization that collects or purchases diapers and other hygiene products for infants, children, or adults and regularly distributes diapers over an extended period through 2 or more partner agencies for eventual distribution to individuals free of charge.(4) "Diaper program" means a program within a nonprofit organization or a fiscally sponsored project of a nonprofit organization that collects or purchases diapers for the purpose of regularly distributing the diapers directly to individuals free of charge.Added by D.C. Law 24-167,§ V-G-5062, 69 DCR 009223, eff. 9/21/2022.